'Wash out' definitions:
Definition of 'wash out'
From: WordNet
verb
Prevent or interrupt due to rain; "The storm had washed out the game" [syn: rain out, wash out]
verb
Wash free from unwanted substances, such as dirt; "Wash out your dirty shirt in the sink"
verb
Wear or destroy by the force of water; "The hail storms had washed out the bridges"
verb
Remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent; "he washed the dirt from his coat"; "The nurse washed away the blood"; "Can you wash away the spots on the windows?"; "he managed to wash out the stains" [syn: wash, wash out, wash off, wash away]
verb
Deplete of strength or vitality; "The illness washed her out"
verb
Drain off the color in the course of laundering; "The harsh soap washed out the delicate blouse"
verb
Lose color in the process of being washed; "The expensive shirt washed out in the German washing machine"
Definition of 'Wash out'
From: GCIDE
- Wash out \Wash out\, v. i. & t.
- 1. to be removed by washing; -- of spots and stains, especially on clothing. [PJC]
- 2. to be removed, broken, or destroyed by the action of flowing water; as, the bridge was washed out by the flood. [PJC]
- 3. to fail in a course of study or training, especially to leave before completion of the course. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'wash out'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- achromatize,
- baptize,
- bath,
- bathe,
- blanch,
- bleach,
- bust,
- cashier,
- cast,
- decolor,
- decolorize,
- dim,
- discolor,
- douche,
- drain,
- drain of color,
- dull,
- etiolate,
- fade,
- fail,
- flummox,
- flunk,
- flunk out,
- flush,
- flush out,
- fume,
- gargle,
- holystone,
- irrigate,
- jettison,
- junk,
- lather,
- launder,
- lave,
- mop,
- mop up,
- pale,
- peroxide,
- reject,
- rinse,
- rinse out,
- ritually immerse,
- scour,
- scrap,
- scrub,
- scrub up,
- shampoo,
- shed,
- shower,
- slough,
- sluice,
- sluice out,
- soap,
- sponge,
- swab,
- syringe,
- tarnish,
- throw away,
- toivel,
- tone down,
- tub,
- wash,
- wash up,
- whiten
Words containing 'Wash out'
- Wash,
- Washed,
- Washing,
- wash down,
- wash off,
- wash up,
- washed out,
- washed up,
- Black wash,
- By-wash,
- To wash gold,
- To wash the hands of,
- Wash back,
- Wash ball,
- Wash barrel,
- Wash bottle,
- Wash drawing,
- Wash gilding,
- Wash leather,
- Wash sale,
- Wash stand,
- Wash-off,
- Washed sale,
- Washing bear,
- Washing bottle,
- Washing fluid,
- Washing machine,
- Washing soda,
- Washing stuff,
- Yellow wash,
- color wash,
- colour wash,
- dry wash,
- flat wash,
- machine wash,
- wash away,
- wash room,
- washed-out,
- washed-up,
- washing day,
- washing powder,
- washing-up,
- Wish-wash,
- Wood-wash,
- acid-wash,
- hand-wash,
- machine-wash,
- pressure-wash,
- rain-wash,
- stone-wash,
- wash one's hands,
- wash-and-wear,
- water-wash,
- water-washed,
- window-washing,
- wash-hand basin,
- wash-hand stand,
- bleached faded washed-out washy